Our NYSHC Meeting Schedule

Quarterly meetings of the New York State Horse Council are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Building in Binghamton, NY. All members are invited to join us at these meetings.

2012 meeting info

February 11th
April 14th
November 10th

The Annual meeting will be in September, date To Be Announced

Our NYSHC Sponsored Trail Rides

The New York State Horse council also sponsors a series of Trail rides throughout the year.  This includes our Competitive Trail Riding Clinic as well as our Spring Pleasure Ride . 

And back again...so stay tuned for more info:  The 24th NYSHC Competitive Trail Riding Clinic: This clinic will be held at the Madison County Fairgrounds in Brookfield, NY. The clinic's purpose is to teach experienced riders of all ages about competitive trail riding. In this sport you compete against yourself, test your riding skills, your ability to relate to your horse and your ability to care for your horse. To compete you need a sound, healthy and conditioned horse so the 3-day clinic teaches, in large and small groups, proper conditioning, shoeing knowledge, horse safety on the trail and at your trailer, rider technique under different riding conditions, good nutrition for active horses, how to take and evaluate pulse and respiration, pacing, selection and fitting of equipment, assessing lameness and cause and "cures" for fatigue.

Practical information learned at the clinic will be beneficial to riders of all disciplines. All instructors are veteran riders of ECTRA (Eastern Competitive Trail Riders Assoc.) and come as volunteers (including our veterinarian who actively participates in the clinic) making the clinic remarkably affordable.

Detailed information and clinic applications will be posted in February. Entries are limited to 25 riders and 10 audits, (ie, those coming without horses. We hope you join us.

Nancy Hart, Chairperson Nala.hart@yahoo.com (315) 673-4326

The NYSHC Brookfield 50/30 & CDR Competitive trail rides will be at the Madison County Fairgrounds June 29, 30, and July 1, 2012. These rides will be sanctioned by the Eastern States Competitive Trail Riding Association, ECTRA. (ectra.org)

There will be three co-located rides. The longest will be a 2-day fifty mile ride, the next will be a 1-day thirty mile ride and the third will be a 15 mile Conditioning Distance Ride.

Competitive Trail Rides are judged rides over a set course done at an average speed of about 6 miles per hour. All riders and horses are expected to take about the same time to complete the ride. These are not races nor are they obstacle courses. The horses are examined from nose to tail at both the start and finish of the course. The horse who completes the course and has the least deductions for wear and tear or condition during the ride will be the winner. For all of the riders to complete is to win.

S. Daniel (Dan) Gruen, Ride Manager
dangruen@roadrunner.com
315 749-8086


Joanna Lasher, Ride Secretary
duniry@aol.com
518 882-1515

New York State Horse Council is pleased to announce a Spring Pleasure Ride

The Spring Ride is June 8-10, 2012. Inquiries can be directed to Carrie Brosnan email: CBrosnan@mvphealthcare.com The ride will be at Pure Country Campgrounds with registration on the web site: purecountrycampground.com Flyers will be emailed early in 2012.

We're pleased to announce the 44th Annual New York State Horse Council Fall Pleasure Ride.

The Fall Ride is Columbus Day weekend - October 5-8, 2012 and headquartered at the Madison County Fairground in Brookfield. Karen Wheeler is the chairman e-mail: kwheele6@nycap.rr.com Registration info will be e-mailed/mailed in mid-May.


Both rides utilize the Brookfield Trail System.

Also, learn more about the Erica Raab Inspirational Award

If you want to be added to the mailing list for pleasure rides or have other questions please contact:

Carolyn Moore
(585) 334-2921
cmoore4@rochester.rr.com
212 Kusak Road
Henrietta, New York 14467